Hong Kong City Hall

Hong Kong's first town hall, built in 1869, was pulled down in 1933 under a land reclamation scheme. The new City Hall was built on a site reclaimed from the sea and opened to the public in 1962. It is the seat of the municipal administration and at the same time a cultural center for the people of Hong Kong.

The complex includes a concert hall seating 1500, a theater seating 460, one large and several smaller exhibition rooms, rooms for musical recitals, film shows and lectures, art galleries, restaurants and a library. The program of events offered in the City Hall covers a very wide range - concerts of western and Chinese classical music and opera, dance and theatrical performances by local ensembles, including the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Chinese Dance Company, Hong Kong Chorus and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as by well-known international orchestras, including some from Europe. There are also various exhibitions (Chinese folk art, etc.).